Aerial photo taken on Dec 29, 2021 shows the Qingtongxia-Zhongwei section of the Wuhai-Maqin expressway in Northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region.
The Qingtongxia-Zhongwei section in Ningxia of the Wuhai-Maqin expressway, linking Wuhai in Inner Mongolia autonomous region and Maqin county in Qinghai province, fully opened to traffic on Dec 29. The 122.99-kilometer-long section, of which an 18 kilometers section goes through the hinterland of Tengger Desert, is the first desert expressway built in Ningxia. [Photo/Xinhua]
Aerial photo taken on Dec 29, 2021 shows the Qingtongxia-Zhongwei section of the Wuhai-Maqin expressway in Northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region. [Photo/Xinhua]
Laborers work on the Qingtongxia-Zhongwei section of the Wuhai-Maqin expressway in Northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region, on July 10, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]
A car runs on the Qingtongxia-Zhongwei section of the Wuhai-Maqin expressway in Northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region, on Dec 29, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua]
Aerial photo taken on Dec 29, 2021 shows the Qingtongxia-Zhongwei section of the Wuhai-Maqin expressway in Northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region. [Photo/Xinhua]